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White House low-key after first Lee-Trump call as experts point to China challenges

President Lee Jae-myung’s first phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump took place three days after Korea's election, slightly later than the usual practice of near-immediate post-inauguration calls.

2025-06-08

World leaders congratulate Lee Jae-myung on election win, voice hopes of collaboration

Messages came pouring in from around the world, from the Washington to Tokyo, congratulating Lee Jae-myung on winning the presidential election and expressing hopes of close collaboration.

2025-06-04

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after criticizing president's 'big beautiful bill'

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

2025-05-29

Trump is putting his 'touches' on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul

President Donald Trump is putting his “touches” on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork, an overhaul of the Oval Office decor and possibly covering up the lawn in the Rose Garden.

2025-04-24

Trump gives 'dangerous' 200-year old White House tree the chop

A tree that's nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it's deteriorating, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

2025-03-31

South Korean, U.S. officials agree to complete denuclearization of North

South Korea's National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik and his U.S. counterpart Michael Waltz reaffirmed their countries’ shared commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearization during talks in Washington on Thursday.

2025-03-07

The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones

The White House said Tuesday that its officials “will determine” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close.

2025-02-26

First Korean jailed under Trump immigration crackdown

A South Korean national was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday, the White House said Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump launched an intensified immigration crackdown.

2025-02-02

Trump's new world order unlikely to punish Korea, insiders say

Officials in diplomatic circles in the U.S. capital do not believe U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will shred joint measures with South Korea that are mutually beneficial.

2024-12-08

U.S. 'relieved' by end of martial law in South Korea: White House

The United States is “relieved” that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol backtracked on his decision to declare emergency martial law, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said in Washington on Tuesday.

2024-12-04